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Thread #164898   Message #3951932
Posted By: Manitas_at_home
21-Sep-18 - 05:39 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: The Ripon Hornblower (Yorkshire, UK)
Subject: RE: Folklore: The Ripon Hornblower (Yorkshire, UK)
Wikipedia says:

A local custom in Bainbridge is the sounding of an ancient horn which was once used to guide foresters and travellers safely to the village from the surrounding Wensleydale forests. The horn is still located at the Rose and Crown public house and is sounded every night at 10 pm from the Feast of Holy Rood (27 September) to Shrove Tuesday.